Around the NBA - July 2017 Edition

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  1. Cippy91

    Cippy91 Habitual Line Stepper

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    I have seen nothing on Houston and PG. Only name I have seen linked to Houston is Melo. PG I have only seen linked with Cavs and Boston
     
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    Although it would scare some Laker fans, so that might be worth it..........
     
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    Clips can keep Crawford and I'd throw in a top 5 protected first just to get bradley here, shoot. But Ainge knows better.
     
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    I'd love for the Lakers to panic and give up something of actual value for George, when he intends to sign there anyway.
     
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    His voice makes my eyes bleed...
     
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    Houston do not realistically have the assets to trade for Paul George. The earliest mildly valuable pick they can now send is 2020 first round pick, they have almost zero players to give away. Eric Gordon and Clint Capela are probably their most valuable players they could use and even then that doesn't exactly move the needle for Pacers, I bet, and they would be left without center if they use Capela.

    Players like Ariza and Onuaku will not get you anything serious. Ryan Anderson with this contract has negative value. It's funny how virtually every single big contract given to a non-elite player last season turned out to be garbage. Whiteside for a max was a no brainer and players like Drummond and Durant were obvious and were still getting incredible deals without cap increase anyway, but out of Biyombo, Noah, Anderson, Crabbe, Turner, Bazemore, Fournier, Deng, Mozgov, Mahinmi and Teletovic - all signed at obscene money just because teams had cash available - not a single one has proven anything but a terrible, terrible disappointment.
     
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    Both teams will improve over their 016 teams. Lakers on the West Coast and Nets on the East. I think the Nets will have more wins.
     
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    Is it too late to try and get Beverly from the clips? He doesn't fit in the rebuild, but idk who we have that would fit for them.
     
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    Waiting for the usual "maybe they'd fancy Leonard" theories.
     
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    Hayward is meeting with Miami on Saturday, Boston on Sunday, Utah on Monday and apparently again with Boston on Tuesday. What is Miami's pitch to him? Celtics I understand because they have two top 3 picks from recent years (only both happen to play the same position as him), could lure George, already have Thomas, Bradley and Horford and had the best record in Eastern Conference and made it to ECF. Miami though? What do they have going for them aside from a very good run between January and March this year, and sunny weather? Surely he's not going to think that he is going to contend with just Hassan Whiteside and Goran Dragic.
     
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    They have the glamor of Miami, no state income tax and Pat Riley being the best salesman in the game, I guess.
     
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    just admit it, you don't like him because he's an outspoken black man.

    Am I doing his right?
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Didn't see this discussed, but I think this is interesting. If the Kings are banking on Buddy Hield as their future at SG, why are they paying Bogdan $12M/year? Do they think the two can play together? I don't see it at all.

     
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    Clearly it's so they have a contract to trade for Meyers!
     
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    Since when do the Kings do anything with a long-term plan?
     
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    Weird way to spend money. Guys like this are freely available in the trade market in exchange for players like DeMarcus Cousins. I'm sure they'll eventually land another star in the lottery and then they could have traded him for a Bogdanovic.
     
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    That's why I hope it happens.
     
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    Well didn't their owner think Buddy was the next steph curry? Maybe he plays PG? Who knows. It's the kings.
     
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    Let the flopping contest begin. Everyone else is in a race for 3rd as far as that is concerned.
     
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    Looking a bit further into the Kings, it's interesting to see what they've done over the past 12 months. Per this article in the Sacramento Bee, they've basically turned last year's 8th pick, a crappy season, and Demarcus Cousins into:
    • De'Aaron Fox,
    • Frank Mason,
    • Buddy Hield,
    • Bogdan Bogdanovic,
    • Justin Jackson,
    • Harry Giles,
    • Georgios Papagiannis, and
    • Skal Labissiere.

    Plus $40M in cap space. Yeah, they're going to be terrible again this coming year, but that's a pretty decent-looking (and well-balanced) group of rookies and 2nd-year guys to develop. Pretty drastic tear-down and rebuild, but at least they're all in on it.
     
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